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'''Ugaritic''' was a [[Semitic]] [[language]] spoken in the town of [[Ugarit]], located on the coast of modern [[Syria]].  [[Cuneiform]] texts written in Ugaritic dating from approximately 1200-1000 B.C. were discovered by [[French]] archaeologists in the early twentieth century.

'''Ugaritic''' was a [[Semitic]] [[language]] spoken in the town of [[Ugarit]], located on the coast of modern [[Syria]].  [[Cuneiform]] texts written in Ugaritic dating from approximately 1200-1000 B.C. were discovered by [[French]] archaeologists in the early twentieth century.

Like other Semitic languages, including [[Hebrew]], [[Akkadian]] and [[Sumerian]], Ugaritic had an object-verb-subject word order.  Its verbal morphology was most similar to [[Aramaic]], although Hittite and even [[Egyptian]] influence is seen in its inflectional morphology.  It is believed that the maximum number of current speakers of the language is no more 5 million and rapidly falling. Ergativity is also a notable feature of the language.

Like other Semitic languages, including [[Hebrew]], [[Akkadian]] and [[Sumerian]], Ugaritic had an verb-subject-object word order.  Its verbal morphology was most similar to [[Aramaic]], although Hittite and even [[Egyptian]] influence is seen in its inflectional morphology.  The language has been extinct since around the time its home city was destroyed, approximately 1170 B.C.

Texts in the Ugaritic language include the legends of [[Baal]], [[Aqhat]] (which is believed to refer to a character later known in the [[Bible]] as [[Daniel]], and [[Kirta]].

Texts in the Ugaritic language include the legends of [[Baal]], [[Aqhat]] (which is believed to refer to a character later known in the [[Bible]] as [[Daniel]]), and [[Kirta]].

[[category:Semitic Languages]]

[[category:Semitic Languages]]

[[Category:Middle East]]

[[Category:Middle East]]